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Mental Illness Affects Many By Amanda Gardner , HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 6 (HealthDay News) -- A sweeping look at mental illness in the United States has uncovered a continued high...
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Forest Labs, Lundbeck: Study Meets Goal

Drug maker Forest Laboratories Inc. and Danish pharmaceutical company H. Lundbeck AS said Thursday a late-stage study met its main goal of showing their Lexapro depression treatment reduces symptoms in adolescents.
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Depressed, older adults with diabetes live longer when they are treated for depression

The depression study, which followed primary care patients in the New York City, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh areas for five years, also showed that treating depression reduced mortality more for those who had diabetes than for those who did not.
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Depression Care Helps Diabetic Elders

New research on depression and diabetes shows that depression treatment may help elderly diabetes patients live longer.
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Psychotherapy to Treat Depression

Psychotherapy for depression treatment involves a variety of techniques but focuses on talking with a trained professional.
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Treating Depression Prolongs Life for Older People with Diabetes

Depressed people with diabetes who received more resources for depression treatment were half as likely to die over a 5-year period compared to depressed people with diabetes who did not receive more resources for depression treatment. Also, an editorial by FDA Medical Officer Dr. Robert Misbin highlights lessons learned from the recent Avandia controversy.
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Low Cost Depression Treatment

Learn how you can get low cost depression treatment and start feeling better soon!
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AFX UK Focus) 2007-11-20 16:31 GMT: Bristol-Myers, Osuka get FDA ok for Abilify as add-on depression treatment

NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Tuesday said it and partner Osuka Pharmaceutical Co. have received approval of a supplemental new drug application for the use of Abilify as an add-on treatment for depression from the Food and Drug Adminstration.
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Heartbeat Digital Wins 4 New Pharma and Biotech Brands

NEW YORK----Heartbeat Digital has added four major pharma and biotech companies to its client list, according to Bill Drummy, CEO and Chairman of the Manhattan-based company.
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Lundbeck upgrades FY guidance as Q3 pretax beats consensus

COPENHAGEN (Thomson Financial) - Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck AS raised its full year operating profit guidance to "more than 2.6 bln dkr" from "more than 2.5 bln dkr", as it posted a third quarter pretax profit of 1.019 bln dkr, up 56 pct year-on-year and ahead of consensus estimates, according to RB Boersen, of 916 mln dkr.
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OUTLOOK Lundbeck Q3 pretax seen rising; group expected to retain FY guidance

COPENHAGEN (Thomson Financial) - Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck AS is expected today to report a third-quarter pretax profit of 916 mln dkr, up 45 pct from a year earlier, according to a survey of analysts by RB Boersen.
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Wyeth ready to walk tall under new boss

For all the problems facing the world?s drug groups ? tougher regulations, copycat products and endless lawsuits ? New Jersey-based Wyeth is starting to look healthier.
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AFX UK Focus) 2007-11-13 16:43 GMT: Danish shares close lower led by Vestas Wind; Danske Bank, Sydbank higher UPDATE

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AFX UK Focus) 2007-11-13 10:03 GMT: Danish shares lower midmorning; Carlsberg, Danisco outperform

COPENHAGEN (Thomson Financial) - Shares were lower midmorning led by index-heavy Vestas Wind Systems AS following overnight losses on Wall Street, but Carlsberg AS traded higher, while Danisco AS outperformed following a broker upgrade.
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Sponsored Listing

Depressed healthcare minnow Ultrasis has won a contract for its Beating the Blues depression treatment from private medical leader BUPA.
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Study offers hope for addicted, sad teens

Depressed teens who also abuse drugs can be treated safely with antidepressants and therapy to help them better cope with their addictions, a team of Colorado researchers has found.
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Behavior Therapy Plus Medication May Help Teens with Depression and Substance Use Disorders

New research from the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine has found that a common antidepressant is showing promising success when combined with cognitive behavior therapy to treat adolescents with depression and substance use disorders. The study is the first randomized controlled trial of combined pharmacotherapy for depression and behavioral intervention for substance use ...
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Younger white male vets, more suicide risk

The predictors of suicide among U.S. veterans in depression treatment differ from those seen in the general U.S. population, a study found.
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Key Findings For All Veterans Seen In Depression And Suicide Study

The largest and most up-to-date study of suicides among depressed veterans provides important new data -- and some surprises -- that may guide screening and treatment for all vets. Predictors of suicide among depressed veterans differ from those seen in the general population, with younger, white, non-Hispanic veterans having the highest risk. Surprisingly, older veterans who had been diagnosed ...
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Younger Veterans at Greater Suicide Risk

Title: Younger Veterans at Greater Suicide Risk Category: Health News Created: 10/31/2007 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 10/31/2007
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Study Of Depression And Suicide In Veterans

The largest and most up-to-date study of suicides among depressed veterans provides important new data that may help guide screening and treatment for all veterans.Published online yesterday (Oct. [click link for full article]
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